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Mr. J.N. Butram, Dear Brother soliders, Please allow me the great privaleg [sic] of wrighting [sic] you a few lines to let you know that I have not forgot you and to let you know that I am yet on times side of eternity. I hope those lines will find you and the rest of the boys well and hearty. I am well as to helth [sic] my wound is dooing [sic] well that is it looks so a heap of the wounds here has had gangreens [sic] in them I have bin [sic] uneasy about mine but I have took might good cear [sic] of it I have kep [sic] my leg naked day and night onley [sic] the Bandage and kep [sic] it damp with warter [sic]. I can sit up some I am now leaning on my elbo [sic] to wright [sic]. Thare [sic] is talk of the wounded geting [sic] furlows [sic]. I donk know how it will be yet. I haven't bin [sic] here long enough to get a letter from home no bob I have rote [sic] one letter to Capt more since I got here. I rote for you to send me the letters that come thare [sic] from home.

Mr. J.N. Butram, Dear Brother soliders, Please allow me the great privaleg [sic] of wrighting [sic] you a few lines to let you know that I have not forgot you and to let you know that I am yet on times side of eternity. I hope those lines will find you and the rest of the boys well and hearty. I am well as to helth [sic] my wound is dooing [sic] well that is it looks so a heap of the wounds here has had gangreens [sic] in them I have bin [sic] uneasy about mine but I have took might good cear [sic] of it I have kep [sic] my leg naked day and night onley [sic] the Bandage and kep [sic] it damp with warter [sic]. I can sit up some I am now leaning on my elbo [sic] to wright [sic]. Thare [sic] is talk of the wounded geting [sic] furlows [sic]. I donk know how it will be yet. I haven't bin [sic] here long enough to get a letter from home no bob I have rote [sic] one letter to Capt more since I got here. I rote for you to send me the letters that come thare [sic] from home.